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Mountain Research and Development is the leading development-oriented international journal specifically devoted to the world’s mountains. It fosters sustainable development in mountains by supporting peer-reviewed interdisciplinary, disciplinary, and transdisciplinary research on mountains, capitalizing on development experiences, promoting policy dialogue, and strengthening networks within the mountain community. Articles are peer-reviewed and offer internationally and nationally relevant research on key topics for mountains, mountain people, and sustainable development in mountains. MRD is published by the International Mountain Society (IMS). MRD receives funding from a number of donors and sponsors; institutional members of the IMS make a substantial financial contribution through their membership fees. MRD is indexed in the Science Citation Index, Journal Citation Reports®, and other leading indexing services. All contents of MRD as of 2000 are published online and with open access at BioOne: http://www.bioone.org/loi/mred

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Abstract

Surveys of small farmers in the Bolivian highlands have shown that moisture stress and soil erosion are the two major factors limiting wheat crop productivity. This paper discusses results of the research conducted to increase system water-use efficiency and so help increase productivity. Research began in two highland departments in 1994 to assess the effects of crop residue retention on increasing water infiltration and crop yields. In the Cochabamba high valley, yields consistently have been increased significantly by residue retention, and initial water infiltration rates are considerably higher in plots with ground cover. In contrast, at two sites in Chuquisaca the effects of ground cover have been small or occasionally negative. Direct seeding of wheat into the crop residues was originally undertaken with small single-row ox-drawn no-till seeders brought from Brazil. Although these seed the crop adequately, operator control is difficult. A prototype three-row animal-drawn small grain no-till seeder, therefore, was developed in cooperation with the DFID-funded PROMETA project and the Bolivian research institution, IBTA. Initial results of seeding efficiency and farmer acceptance are positive.